₦airaland Forum

stan4b:
Pls guys, wots d number for the whatsapp group?

nellyquash:
IF YOU NEED REGULAR SUPPLY OF FRESH FISH (CATFISH) WITHIN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER EMAIL US @ ogeudemba26@gmail.com or P.M

Thank you.

fidtopade:
I base in Portharcourt. I am about starting a fish farm. If you don't mind I will like to have your contac for easy access. My email: fidtopade@yahoo.com

KayDawodu:
It's good we have people wading in now. This is my first time commenting on here after following the thread since early last year and I can absolutely tell you Robonski gave me new motivation to get back into this business. I contacted him from the very first day I got my stock last year and he gave me great insight. Water management and feeding technique and brand(Zeigler)
I've also learnt a lot from other posters on here but I can't name them all(too many to count). Free feed formula, free consultation and so on. What I'm trying to establish is simple; I don't believe Robonski is a bad person but I am almost certain his good will is being taken advantage of.
Having said all that, I'd like to chip in. I ordered for juveniles on 5th of January and I have to say, it's been a wild, hard ride for me. I got so excited about the Dutch F3, I got my parents in on it. Although my dad showed a lot of skepticism, mainly because I had to pay upfront and it was into the farm manager's account, my mum was very much excited as I was. To cut the long story short, After 15 days, I got fingerlings that looked like post fries with about 34 mortalities, after waiting the whole day. I immediately contacted soft to complain about the size, mortality and the fact I didn't get 1 single fish extra. He apologized but questioned why I had to count the fish immediately they brought them. He promised to refund the balance of the fingerlings(6000 naira) with 100 extra fingerlings to make up for the mortality but took a lot longer than I expected. I had to tell him to forget about the extra fingerlings. The amount of mortality I've experienced is unprecedented. I've been in this business for quite a while and it's never been this bad. I would have assumed full responsibility if this was my first culture period. I've never had to use antibiotics and multivitamins before until now. All that is neither here nor there.
As for the feed, I have to say, I'm glad I didn't introduce any other farmers to it. I struggled with it for 4 days before deciding to switch to foreign feed. The mistake I made was going back to the gelatin feed. It may have worked for some people but I have to be honest, it's not worth the trouble. Pollution is a major setback, the fish looked like they stagnated and I'm surprised I didn't stop using it earlier than I did. I complained to Robonski but he asked me to keep using it and that he also uses it on his farm and he gets marvelous results. Before then, I had contacted some people that used it and they had all stopped using it because they were not getting results.
I wasn't too keen on saying anything publicly(except for the Agricnetwork thread I opened, which was a bit light on information) but the way Soft treats complaints is really poor. You cant always blame the farmer for poor farming practices after they bought fish and feed from you. Getting on the defensive and arguing with the customer won't help your business one bit. You have to assume some kind of responsibility. As for those suggesting we are trying to sabotage his efforts or calling us "vagabonds", it's a tad unfair and an insult to other people's intelligence. We complained because we bought fish and feed from Soft and have used it. Why would anybody want to bring him down when we are not offering an alternative to his products?
He needs to sort out the problem and apologise to those affected. In fact, I had every intention of buying the new floating feed they're selling now but after this weekend's outbursts and behavior on Soft's part, I have decided to look elsewhere for my feed/formula.

dondo83:
oga rob, i lost my phone and your number. kindly send your number again to my box ceegee22000@yahoo.com or send me a message on whatsapp so i can readd u.. name on whatapps is dondo or demola not sure what u kno
w me as.

robonski15:
Hello great farmers, if you have fishes (melange and table size) for sale within Lagos and ogun state kindly contact me Asap. Thank you

Businesstools:
I heard some farmers produce fish feed with broiler starter and plenty of soya beans. They say it's cheaper and not different from the ready-made feed in terms of result. It it true? Secondly, how do they do it?

heartbitmi:
i honestly think you should ask questions where necessary or you can as well ignore the comment. i actually requested Mr Ola (pumppie) and mr israel adediran (mr fish) to comment on this issue of whether 5m can be achieved within that space or not, the latter declined for very respectable reasons. both men are contemporaries and my mentor and foremost consultants. my self and many others have benefited greatly from mr ola's melange model which yields over 100% ROI. i think there are more subtle ways of making requests from people you don't just order them or come at them in such a tone just because this is internet. please kindly be mindful that you may not be the best professional in this field observing things on this thread, some don't even make comments. it is my desire to encourage such heavy weights to make comments so as to further grow this thread and help more people. so please if you have questions or need clarifications kindly and politely ask. regards.

pumppie:
Though I haven’t seen the report you guys are talking about neither do I know this guy but yes 5m even in maximum 3months is possible with mélange fish farming.
60,000 fingerlings to be feed with #3,960,000 to attain average weight of 400g will give you a total of 24,000kg (800baf) and a gross return of #10,320,000 if u sell at #430/kg.
Cost of fingerlings and feeding (excluding miscellaneous) amounts to #4,560,000
Profit= #5,760,000

stonedigital:
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Hello sir, welcome to d house. About your 700 fingerling, ur tank is too small to raise that amount of catfish. The maximum u can rear to table size on 1200 litres tank is 100. To rear 500 fish to table size, u need a 12*12*4 pond. For new farmers like u I will even advice u put just stock 300 pieces on a 12*12*4 feet pond to avoid loss. Pls try and invest little and and increase ur stock as time goes on. Fish farming is not a child's play cos u need serious cash and experience to be successful in it. Fish farming is another school entirely, so try and start from d cradle(start from kindergarten and primary school) before talking of profit. If u can recover all ur recurrent expenses after selling ur fish, it simply means u will be successful in it on your next batch of stocking. Please try and visit a well established farm and learn from them and make sure u pay the owner so that the seriousness will be there. Just my 2 cents

Saf999:
Gud day house i intend spawning by next week by His grace bt my questions are as follows :1 what is the quantity of salt to be added to water to make it saline 2 amount of fresh water to be added to the ferterlized egg before spreading on incubator 3 should the spawning net touch the water or shld it be suspended above the water i. e no contact with water. Pls ur response will be highly appreciated. I jst want to give it a try

excelsiorfarm:
Thanks bro, I have being observing your works and want to say well done bro, commendable. For the other guy I wanted to verify if he/she knew what was written, but the ban didn't allow me to clarify. Though it is possible, but I wanted to see if that op was confident enough to conceive us. I could explain how if ask, but not without the farmer's diligence with investment e.g. 350, 000 post fingerlings/juveniles in 6 months will get you your 5 million when all the facilities is on ground before hand i.e. 120,000 unit production every 8 weeks. condition that he has good brood stocks etc. I didn't want to write off is idea, but just want to see what insight he/she was bringing to the table. Though we learn everyday.


WELL DONE BRO

excelsiorfarm:
sorry for late response, i saw a thread promising 5million for fishfarmers in 6 months so i was trying to clarify with d op & got a ban.how are d fishes?

vickifeanyi47:
Thanks but will they be ok clustering at a spot without moving their bodies...is it as a result of new environs.. their eating habit has drastically reduced

banmee:
That is not what they are telling you. They see what you all don't want to acknowledge. The mentality of Nigerians cannot make it work because of corruption. It does not matter what great policies you put in place, corruption will destroy it. Just because western economies do it and it works for them, does not mean it will work for Nigeria. For example. The western world has refineries. So does Nigeria. Do the ones in Nigeria function? Nigeria has roads. So does the western world. Are the roads in Nigeria pliable? The western world has power generating means. So does Nigeria. When last did you have 24hr uninterrupted power supply? Nigerians have good ideas but lack the knowledge, will, or virtue to make anything worthwhile work. Corruption is the bane of the country.

donsufia:
Congratulation Guys. I am pleased to see this. Farmers in Uyo will be pleased to see this.

aleshsenior2000:
Congratulations. That's very nice.

biggeeventures:
@robonski15, I must confess you have been a blessing to me and many others. Please I'm interested in this too. Kindly send me all you know I need to kick start to biggeeventures@gmail.com. Including where I can get a quality training, internships, pond concrete construction for a beginner, etc.

Thanks a lot.

matrixme:
Many thanks sir. Here is the pics... I meant the pool can be drained externally by pumping machine but there is already a healthy plankton bloom in the disused pool. So I am thinking to drain such large water because of four frogs might not be worth it. Two are as big as a clenched fist and others are a little small. What do you advise sir?
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matrixme:
Please there are 4 frogs in my pool and I am preparing to stock with fingerlings. I hope I am not preparing a table before the frogs? The pool is 41 by 21 FT, a swimming pool very deep and can't be drained. Please advise. How frequent can the frogs feed and what can I do?

vickifeanyi47:
umuahia in abia state...can I also use poultry manure to disinfect the pond? if so how many days? I used salt initially in washing before I put them inside.

vickifeanyi47:
They are dying.. notice their fin and tail is turning whitish in colour including their whole body..I dont know if actually the new tarpaulin might be the cause

vickifeanyi47:
My fishes raise their heads up with their mouth open...I noticed I especially when I relocated them to a new pond after sorting...hope they will be okay?

olabakefish:
Melange available for sale at AIT rd Alagbado Lagos. 420 per kg.

vickifeanyi47:
Thank you bro..I have done as you suggested... I noticed their body is changing colour (whitish) especially their tail. Seems like an epidemic... what should I do? Thanks

Jswart:
I have read a lot of your advise. I really appreciate what you have been doing from the beginning of this thread. Where can I buy the Bio Disc

Businesstools:
@ Robonski15: I have been trying to get your Gelatin feed, but all the distributors within my location (Abraka, Delta State) do not have the pelleted one. How can I order directly? Secondly, please change to contact on the Gelatin Ad to the one you guys pick. I have called the line, 09054672750 more than twenty times without any one answering or returning my calls. Robonski15